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During this session delegates will hear from an innovative tech company as they showcase their platform and solution in a practical video demonstration.

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• 11:00AM – 12:00PM –  CPO CHALLENGER SERIES – BUILDING SUPPLY CHAINS OF THE FUTURE
  Procurement’s ability to mobilise supplier capabilities is critical to the success of all businesses. Ensure a model of strong, collaborative relationships is commonly seen as a means to a future of a more value-adding procurement function. But the steps to achieve these are challenging. Leading CPOs, who can co-ordinate internal resources to ensure innovative and cost-efficient supplier relationships. This session will explore the following topics:
  • What’s the destination and how do we get there?
  • Alignment between procurement and finance to deliver collaborative relationships
  • Supplier financial viability

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• DELIVERING IN A DOWNTURN GLOBAL INTERVIEWS
• REACT & RESPOND DISCUSSION – Driving business purpose through Responsible Sourcing
  Global Pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in business resilience across industries. As businesses plan and execute being more digital, Business purpose is driving overall strategy in helping businesses decide where to focus on and which capabilities to build for the long term. Responsible Sourcing is a key enabler for businesses to drive purpose. In this session we will discuss how businesses are planning and executing strategies to drive overall purpose ever more than before. In a fireside chat, Vivek who leads Accenture Supply Chain and Operations business in Growth Markets would share Accenture’s perspective on Responsible Sourcing framework cutting across Net Zero, Trusted and Circular and discuss with Kerry, CEO of SATS Food, strategies SATS has been planning and executing to drive business purpose through responsible sourcing for this leading provider of Food and Gateway Services.

  Kerry Mok, Chief Executive Officer, Food Solutions at SATS Ltd.
  Vivek Luthra, Managing Director – Strategy & Consulting, Supply Chain & Operations, Growth Markets Lead, Accenture

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• During this session delegates can here from Global CPO’s in pre-recorded interviews as they discuss their strategic priorities going into 2021 and beyond.
  Track Host: Lorenza Schiaffino, Head of Content, Events, Procurement Leaders

• TAKING CONTROL OF DIGITAL ASSETS: HOW TO FUEL GROWTH, INCREASE RELIABILITY AND BOOST EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES THROUGH AI & DATA ANALYTICS

  Mat Langley, SVP & Global Head of Operations, Technology & Transformation, CBRE
  Track Host: Michael Rootes, Account Director, Procurement Leaders

BHP. Procurement Simplified.

In 2019 BHP globalised the Procurement Function and set about changing its procurement systems, processes and culture to manage risk, accommodate change, and streamline our end to end processes to connect further with organisational purpose. Throughout this process we have learned, evolved, and set new benchmarks in how we manage procurement and connect the organisation to the outside world. Marny Foad, VP Procurement Excellence is looking forward to sharing some of the most important learnings from the journey with you.

Marny Foad, VP Procurement Excellence, BHP
Interviewer: Lorenza Schiaffino, Head of Content, Events, Procurement Leaders

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During this session delegates will hear from our out of industry experts on key topics facing business leaders as they challenge conventional thinking in order to best equip us for the new business landscape we enter.

The importance of business continuity in periods of volatility
Kinnar Ghiya, VP Procurement, LEGO
Interviewer: Ian Lawless, Conference Director, Procurement Leaders

During this session delegates will hear from an innovative tech company as they showcase their platform and solution in a practical video demonstration.

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Matthias Fuchs, CPO, Boral
Kaustubh R. Wadekar, Group CPO, Singtel
Andy Richards, Group Procurement Manager, Aukland Transport
Moderator: Jon Webb, Head of Content & Advisory, APAC, Procurement Leaders

An informal opportunity to connect with your peers and discuss key takeaways and learnings from the day. For those that join this optional networking session, you will be broken into smaller groups of 5-6 to allow for more intimate conversation.

Ian Lawless, Conference Director, Procurement Leaders
Coretta Bessie, CPO, Westpac

Coretta Bessie, CPO, Westpac
Leslie Venetz, Commercial Director, Procurement Leaders

Amit Mohta, Head of Procurement – Asia, Oleochemicals, Digital Transformation, Unilever
Interviewer: Ian Lawless, Conference Director, Procurement Leaders

Getting deeper into the supply chain, enabled by digitisation

In these challenging times, digitisation is making it possible for CPOs to have end-to-end visibility of their supply chain and data flow – going beyond first tier suppliers to build resilience and aid data-driven decision making. Traditionally, banks would extend supply chain financing only to their large anchor clients’ immediate or first-tier suppliers. But those suppliers’ own suppliers and their suppliers downstream have continued facing liquidity and working capital challenges.  Digital technology is delivering transparency and data essential to linking and financing suppliers beyond first-tier (i.e. enable deep tier financing) for building resilient, sustainable and healthy supply chains. Join Standard Chartered as we discuss how deep tier financing works in practice.

Ritesh Ajmani, Executive Director, Global Head, Supply Chain & Commodity Finance Trade Products, Standard Chartered Bank
Moderator: Jon Webb, Head of Content & Advisory, APAC,  Procurement Leaders

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During this session delegates will hear from an innovative tech company as they showcase their platform and solution in a practical video demonstration.

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11AM – 12PM – LEADERSHIP CHALLENGER SERIES – ACHIEVING SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE IN COVID WORLD

2020 has proposed a unique set of circumstances for businesses. Many have struggled to survive in the face of new challenges. Yet, many have found opportunities to deliver greater impact for the function. To unpack these issues further, in this session – a roundtable discussion of senior executives – will discuss the following topics:

– Digitalisation and the transformation agenda
– Enhancing visibility in the supply chain
– Collaborating with suppliers

Invitation only
Sundar Kamak, Global Head of Industry Solutions – Direct and Supply chain, Source-to-Pay GTM, Ivalua
Jon Webb, Head of Content & Advisory, APAC, Procurement Leaders

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DELIVERING IN A DOWNTURN GLOBAL INSIGHTS – During this session delegates can here from Global CPO’s in pre-recorded interviews as they discuss their strategic priorities going into 2021 and beyond.

REACT & RESPOND DISCUSSION – HOW DO YOU STRIVE TO BUILD LONG-LASTING AND BALANCED RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR PARTNERS, IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF MUTUAL TRUST?

Kenny Lin, China Purchasing Head, UCB
Hani AlSaigh, Head of Technology Procurement, stc

During this session delegates can here from Global CPO’s in pre-recorded interviews as they discuss their strategic priorities going into 2021 and beyond.

Lorenza Schiaffino, Head of Content, Events, Procurement Leaders
Ian Lawless, Conference Director, Procurement Leaders

Interactive, focused, and fast-paced discussions in small sized groups on pre-selected topics

TOPIC 1 – LEVERAGING DATA SCIENCE TO FIND COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES

TOPIC 2 – HOW TO RE-MAP PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES FOR GREATER BUSINESS ALIGNMENT

Bharath Raghavan, Vice President, TSO, GEP
Moderator: Jon Webb, Head of Content & Advisory, APAC, Procurement Leaders

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Michael Raphael, CPO, APAC, JLL
Interviewer: Lorenza Schiaffino, Head of Content, Events, Procurement Leaders

During this session delegates will hear from our out of industry experts on key topics facing business leaders as they challenge conventional thinking in order to best equip us for the new business landscape we enter.

Dirk Karl, CPO, MTN Group
Interviewer: Ian Lawless, Conference Director, Procurement Leaders

Karen Sutton, CPO, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Interviewer: Ian Lawless, Conference Director, Procurement Leaders

An informal opportunity to connect with your peers and discuss key takeaways and learnings from the day. For those that join this optional networking session, you will be broken into smaller groups of 5-6 to allow for more intimate conversation.

Dan Bartel, CPO, Schneider Electric
Interviewer: Ian Lawless, Conference Director, Procurement Leaders

Achieving Simple, Practical Supplier Management

No business is an island –– without a robust network of strategic suppliers providing daily need items like: computers, software, outsourced services, PPE, rubbish collection, and much more, businesses without a team supporting suppliers would struggle to stay afloat. Why, then, do many businesses still wrestle with the critical task of supplier management? This session will discuss:

• The digitisation of Xero’s Sourcing’s supplier management practices
• How to ensure supplier code of conduct compliance 
• The scaled supplier segmentation and management for the entire global supply base

Moderator: Lorenza Schiaffino, Head of Content, Events, Procurement Leaders
Martin Langos, Procurement Operations Lead at Xero
Michaela Dempsey, Sr. Director of Marketing at Scout RFP, a Workday company

During this session delegates will hear from an innovative tech company as they showcase their platform and solution in a practical video demonstration.

• 11am-12pm: LEADERSHIP CHALLENGER SERIES (invitation only)
  BEYOND PROCUREMENT: WHERE FINANCE MEETS PROCUREMENT TO DELIVER STRATEGIC VALUE TO THE ORGANISATION

  In the current volatile environment, how can procurement and finance come together to create an edge for the organisation? In this interactive session we invite you to come to share examples, experiences and considerations to help both procurement and finance, as we explore:

  • Cash is King: Quick access to working capital to quickly respond and prevent further supply disruption
  • Resilient Supply Chain: You can’t manage what you can’t see. Better connectivity between buyers, suppliers and funding providers to quickly respond to change.
  • Actionable Insights: Deploying new tools and robust analytics to drive actionable insight and create value for business.

  Saeed Rezavi, Senior Director, Solution Strategy – Invoice & Pay, SAP
  Malinda Khoo, Director, Platforms & Data Global Trade Open Account,Transaction Banking, Standard Chartered Bank
  Jon Webb, Head of Content & Advisory, APAC, Procurement Leaders

• DELIVERING IN A DOWNTURN DISCUSSION – During this session delegates can here from Global CPO’s in pre-recorded interviews as they discuss their strategic priorities going into 2021 and beyond
• REACT & RESPOND DISCUSSION – CREATING AGILE PROCUREMENT THROUGH DIGITAL
  Hani AlSaigh, Head of Technology Procurement, stc
  

• COLLABORATING WITH STARTUPS THROUGH THE CRISIS

  TOPIC 1 – WHAT IS HOLDING PROCUREMENT BACK FROM COLLABORATING WITH START-UPS?

  TOPIC 2 – WHAT HAS BEEN THE IMPACT OF COVID-19? HOW CAN WE HELP OUR START-UPS?

Key takeaways from the, “Collaborating with start-ups through the crisis” session
Peter Woon, Managing Director, Koru Greentech
Ken Ding, Head of Product Innovation, Samsung
Moderator: Jon Webb, Head of Content & Advisory, APAC, Procurement Leaders

During this session delegates will hear from our out of industry experts on key topics facing business leaders as they challenge conventional thinking in order to best equip us for the new business landscape we enter.

Siju Johny, CPO, Transgrid
Interviewer: Ian Lawless, Conference Director, Procurement Leaders

Ian Lawless, Conference Director, Procurement Leaders
Jon Webb, Head of Content & Advisory, APAC, Procurement Leaders